1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book

NUREMBERG PUNCH. (For a party of 15.)

Take % of a pound of loaf sugar ; squeeze upon it, through muslin, the juice of two or more good- sized oranges ; add a little of the peel, cut very thin, pour upon a quart of boiling water, the third part of that quantity of Batavia Arrack, and a bottle of hot, but not boiling. Red or White French Wine—Red is best. Stir together. This is excel lent when cold, and will improve with age. OXFORD PUNCH. Rub the rinds of three fresh lemons with loaf sugar, till you have extracted a portion of the juice ; finely cut the peel off two more lemons, and two sweet oranges. Add six glasses of calf's foot jelly ; let all be put into a large jug, and stir well together. Pour in two quarts of water boiling hot, and set the jug upon the hob for twenty minutes. Strain the liquor through a fine sieve into a large bowl ; put in a bottle of Capillaire, half a pint of Sherry, a pint of Cognac Brandy, a pint of old Jamaica Rum, and a quart of Orange Shrub ; stir well as you pour in the Spirit. If you find it requires more sweetness, add sugar to your taste. As the pulp is disagreeable to some persons, the sherbet may be strained before the liquor is put in. Some strain the lemon before they put it to the

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